Farmer Johns Cookbook

Get a taste of farm life with seasonal recipes and stories from the founder of Angelic Organics, the popular CSA farm with members across the Chicago area. John Peterson grew up on the family farm he later transformed into the community supported farm Angelic Organics. For him, farming isn’t just about growing vegetables. It is also about building relationships between the farm and the people it serves. A leader in organic and biodynamic gardening, his passion is helping to connect people with their food, their farmers, and healthful living. In Farmer John’s Cookbook, readers get to experience a slice of farming life through stories and recipes that are arranged seasonally by crop. Peterson shares information on storing and preserving perishables as well as tips for using more peculiar vegetables grown on his farm, such as sunchokes and kohlrabi. Farmer John’s Cookbook is a “farm kitchen bible presented with missionary zeal” (Publishers Weekly).

Come and visit Farmer John's Farm. Discover how kids learned about animals and country life. Get to know Farmer John, hi wife and all the animals in his farm!

When a flood causes a family to be stranded in their car, Farmer John's tractor is the only vehicle that is able to rescue the family.

Farmer John's positivity and charitable nature draws everyone to him, strangers and friends alike. He spends his days tending to his farm and strolling through town, offering kind words and seeds to those in need. But on one fateful day, he returns home to find his farm engulfed in flames and his world turned upside down. Shocked and dismayed, Farmer John begins to doubt himself and his future. Fortunately, a knock at his door brings an unexpected and delightful surprise. Find out what happens when a community comes together to demonstrate the power of collective love and support.

The story of starting and running an organic farm—told by the woman who owned one of the first Community-Supported Agriculture operations in the Upper Midwest On a twenty-acre farm in Iowa in 1995, Angela Tedesco planted the seeds (quite literally) of a quiet revolution. While American agriculture had strayed so far afield, her farm would raise food that served the earth and the community as well as the palate. In Finding Turtle Farm, Tedesco recounts this adventure in all its down-and-dirty work and wonder, from plan and plot to harvest, with nods along the way to the vagaries of weather, pests, and human nature. Introducing Community-Supported Agriculture to Iowa, Tedesco’s Turtle Farm educated its customers along with providing seasonal boxes of produce—an undertaking that continues here, as Tedesco describes what it takes to establish and run an organic operation, bringing to bear all her experience growing up on a family farm, studying chemistry and horticulture, and shepherding a religious education program. From ordering seeds and tending greenhouses to surviving floods and a personal health crisis, Tedesco tells a story of transforming a piece of land and the life within it. She includes practical information about harvesting and preserving food, the discoveries of research conducted on the farm and bonds established between farmers, and even recipes to make delicious use of the produce in your CSA box. Looking forward to a healthier, happier future when crops are more than mere commodities and food feeds the soul of a community, Finding Turtle Farm is an enlightening, hard-won, and ultimately hopeful account of what it means to meet the most basic of human needs.

Take a fresh look at what you put on the table with the revised, third edition of The Founding Farmers Cookbook: 100 Recipes from the Restaurant Owned by American Family Farmers, from one of America’s most popular and sustainable restaurants—where everything is seen through the eyes of the farmer. With origins in the nation’s capital, Founding Farmers offers delicious food & drink made from scratch, with ingredients sourced primarily from American family farms, ranches, and fisheries. Now, you can use that same scratch-made, source matters philosophy at home. The Founding Farmers Cookbook contains more than 100 different food & drink recipes featuring traditional American dishes and Founding Farmers favorites, such as: Yankee Pot Roast Southern Pan-Fried Chicken and Waffles Skillet Cornbread Scratch-made sodas & sippers. Best of all, they’re easy to make, using ingredients grown right here in the United States and can be found at your local farmers’ market or grocery store. In addition to 100 recipes, The Founding Farmers Cookbook goes behind the scenes in their restaurants, showcasing art, everyday green practices, sustainably sourced coffee, and even an inside look at their very own Founding Spirits Distillery, located in the heart of the Founding Farmers & Distillers DC location. A mission-driven restaurant company, American family farmers directly benefit when you buy this cookbook and dine in their restaurants. The Founding Farmers Cookbook is a must-have for anyone who wants to bring farm-inspired American food & drink to their own table.